Chapter: Chapter 116
Although a little confused, Bai Ling obediently closed the door.
It would be better not to defy Leticia at this time. Having spent so much time with Leticia, Bai Ling had gotten a good grasp of her personality. For instance, in the situation just now, Leticia would absolutely not accept her help.
However, she didn’t leave either. Instead, she restrained her aura and stood quietly outside the room, listening attentively to the various sounds coming from within.
If anything went wrong, she would immediately open the door and enter the room.
Leticia, of course, had no idea that Bai Ling was still standing at the doorway. She watched Bai Ling close the door, her aura gradually disappearing, and thought that this annoying person had truly left.
Flipping back the covers, Leticia carefully got out of bed. Compared to yesterday, her condition today was much better. Walking a few steps was completely fine.
Although her body was a little weak, it wasn’t to the extent that she couldn’t walk.
One step, two steps, three steps. She held onto the wall and slowly walked to the light switch.
*Click.* The room darkened.
The artificial light was turned off, but natural light continued to intrude enthusiastically into Leticia’s room.
She’d have to draw the curtains.
Thinking this, Leticia made her way painstakingly to the window and drew the curtains.
Now the room was completely shrouded in darkness.
Next, she just had to get back into bed and happily drift off to dreamland.
Just a few more steps, it’s simple, it definitely won’t go wrong, right?
Leticia thought so, but her body didn’t.
It seemed that the day’s exertion had reached its limit. Just a few steps away from the bed, Leticia’s legs suddenly went weak.
“This is bad.”
Watching the floor get closer and closer, Leticia instinctively tried to mobilize her magic to stabilize herself.
But she had clearly forgotten that she was still in her recovery period.
For a period of time after burning her blood, until the burned blood was replenished, Leticia had no magic in her body.
Therefore, her efforts failed.
*Bang!*
Without any surprise, Leticia fell.
Lying face down on the cold floor, Leticia’s heart felt as cold as the floor. She really hadn’t expected to be so weak that she would fall just by taking a few steps.
“Are you okay…” Hearing the sound, Bai Ling immediately pushed open the door and walked in.
Then, she saw Leticia lying on the ground, only a few steps away from the bed.
Looking at the now dim room, Bai Ling quickly figured out what Leticia had been doing: turning off the lights, drawing the curtains, and then having an accident while returning to bed.
“Get out, get out!” Leticia tried hard to get up from the floor, but her body felt as if it had been burnt out, completely unable to muster any strength. In her embarrassment and anger, she shouted at Bai Ling.
She felt like she would die if she lost face like this in front of Bai Ling.
“This time, it’s better for me not to listen to you.” Bai Ling ignored Leticia’s murderous glare and quickly came to her side. “You should have just told me about this little thing. Your physical condition is really not suitable for getting out of bed without someone taking care of you.”
Saying this, she gently picked Leticia up from the ground. The girl was very light, almost negligible for a sword saint.
Soft, warm. The black-haired girl felt very good to hold. Bai Ling subconsciously hugged her a little tighter.
“Let me go!” Leticia was still struggling, but she was completely unable to resist Bai Ling now. “I’m going to kill you, kill you!”
“Before you kill me, take good care of your body.” Bai Ling did not indulge in this wonderful tactile sensation. She deliberately slowed her steps, increasing the time she held Leticia by a bit.
She put the blushing Leticia back on the bed, tucked her in, and then turned to sit on a chair in the room.
“You’re not leaving?”
“With how you were just now, I’m afraid you’ll accidentally fall again.” Bai Ling stated that her thoughts were very simple. “Don’t worry, I won’t disturb your rest.”
Your presence here is the biggest disturbance, Leticia wanted to say.
But after thinking it over, she decided that Bai Ling could stay if she wanted to. Even if she refused, Bai Ling wouldn’t leave.
It would be better to get a good night’s sleep and replenish her energy.
She pulled the covers over her head, intending to pretend Bai Ling wasn’t there.
Admittedly, Bai Ling controlled her aura very well. After closing her eyes, Leticia could not sense the other person in the room at all.
But that person was indeed there. Leticia secretly peeked at Bai Ling from under the covers. The white-haired girl had put on headphones and was looking at something on her phone.
Sigh, she had been so embarrassed today. Being seen by Bai Ling in such a disheveled state, and being carried in a princess carry. Leticia really doubted if she had been favored by bad luck today, otherwise, why would such a thing happen?
Fatigue made Leticia’s thoughts gradually become fuzzy. She yawned and closed her eyes.
This time, she was truly asleep.
Her breathing gradually becoming steady, Bai Ling timely took off her headphones and walked to the side of the sleeping Leticia.
The sleeping Leticia shed her usual tough exterior, revealing her unique softness.
The current Leticia could undoubtedly play the role of Sleeping Beauty in a fairy tale, no, she was even more beautiful than Sleeping Beauty.
Bai Ling reached out her hand, wanting to touch Leticia, but stopped just before her fingers made contact.
“I can’t do this,” she told herself.
Leticia being able to fall asleep in front of her was a sign of trust. She believed Bai Ling wouldn’t do anything to her while she slept. If Bai Ling actually did something, she would doubt, doubt whether she was qualified to develop a relationship with Leticia.
She couldn’t betray Leticia’s trust.
“Sweet dreams.” Bai Ling withdrew her hand and returned to the chair she was sitting on.
She had no mood to look at her phone anymore. She just stared blankly at the sleeping Leticia, not knowing for how long.
She’s so cute, much cuter than when she’s awake. After watching for so long, Bai Ling had only one thought: if one day the awake Leticia could become this soft in front of her, then Bai Ling felt she wouldn’t have any regrets even if she died.
This is what feelings are like, Bai Ling thought.
She wanted very little, just to hold Leticia and feel the warmth and softness from the other person.
A very small wish, isn’t it?
…
“Ah, good afternoon, Sister Bai Ling.” As the sun was about to set below the horizon, Kira, who had been dragged around by Bai Ya all day, returned home with a tired body.
As soon as she got home, she naturally called out for Xue’er, but the maid seemed to be dealing with a troublesome matter and hadn’t returned yet.
If Xue’er wasn’t here, who was taking care of her sister?
Kira’s heart panicked, but she hoped Dr. Candice was taking care of her sister.
Pushing open her sister’s bedroom door, Kira saw a person she didn’t really want to see.
Bai Ling, the Star River Sword Saint of the human race, the one who had almost killed her sister.
For some reason, this young lady seemed to have some strange thoughts about her sister. Kira keenly sensed that this white-haired girl might want to become her brother-in-law.
However, her sister’s attitude towards Bai Ling was reassuring to Kira. She had always firmly refused, which was the proper resolve for a demon.
Making friends with humans was not unacceptable, but dating, especially between people of such identities, was something Kira found difficult to accept.
“Back? Did you have fun today?” Bai Ling asked, looking up.
Fun? Not at all!
Kira shook her head and said to Bai Ling, “I’d rather be at home taking care of my sister.”
Bai Ya’s energy seemed inexhaustible. After running for a whole day, that girl didn’t show any sign of fatigue.
It was outrageous, truly outrageous.
Kira even suspected that Bai Ya might be a hidden superpower user.
“Sister Bai Ling, tell me the truth, does Xiaoya have superpowers?”
This question? Bai Ling was stunned. She had never taken Bai Ya for an examination.
“I’m not too sure,” she answered truthfully. “But probably not.”
Humans with superpowers have an energy in their bodies that ordinary people don’t. This energy cannot be seen by ordinary people, but Bai Ling, as a fellow superpower user, could easily detect it.
Bai Ya’s body lacked that energy, meaning that as of this morning, Bai Ya was not yet a superpower user.
“I actually lost to an ordinary girl in terms of stamina.” Kira covered her face and sat on another chair. This was too embarrassing.
“Do you know what Xue’er is doing? She hasn’t returned all afternoon.” Bai Ling asked Kira, this was somewhat unusual.
Xue’er was Leticia’s personal maid. At a time when Leticia needed personal care the most, she had disappeared, which was baffling.
Bai Ling wasn’t the only one baffled. Kira also couldn’t figure out what Xue’er was thinking.
“Xue’er only obeys my sister’s orders. Even I don’t have the authority to question her actions.”
Perhaps their conversation disturbed Leticia’s sweet dream. The girl, who had been sleeping soundly, let out a soft whimper, “Huh?”
She opened her eyes, glanced at the two girls sitting in the room, and then shifted her gaze to the ceiling, which was colored red by the setting sun.
It seemed she had slept for a long time.
“Sister.” Kira quickly ran to the bedside. “Do you want me to help you up?”
“Mhm.” Leticia nodded. Her mind was still a bit hazy after waking up. It would take some time for her to return to her normal self.
And this just-woken-up state was undoubtedly very impactful.
Cute, super cute!
Bai Ling’s eyes were now solely on Leticia. This was Leticia when she was awake, but without her tough shell!
If possible, Bai Ling really wanted to take out her phone and capture this beautiful scene.
But Kira’s presence made her give up on the idea. If she really took out her phone, Kira would probably block her way directly.
After about a minute, the cute confusion on Leticia’s face gradually disappeared, and the tsundere black-haired girl returned.
“Why are you still here?” The first words after regaining her normal self were directed at Bai Ling.
Indeed, a very familiar sentence and a very familiar tone.
Bai Ling knew that Leticia would say this.
“Discussing some matters with Kira.”
“Mhm, discussing what Sister Xue’er is doing,” Kira nodded, confirming Bai Ling’s statement. That’s right.
Xue’er? She still hasn’t returned? Leticia pressed her temples, looking a bit puzzled.
She did believe Xue’er had something to do, but she didn’t know exactly what.
Many times, Xue’er would complete tasks first and then report to Leticia.
“Xue’er has her own ideas, don’t worry about it.” Leticia reached out her hand. “Help me to the living room. It’s getting late, time for dinner… Wait, if Xue’er isn’t here, who will cook dinner?”
Is that the important point?! Kira was shocked by her sister’s thought process.
Was Xue’er’s purpose just to cook?
She’s your personal maid, and your direct guard!
Among demons, seeing Xue’er was almost the same as seeing Leticia. Xue’er was Leticia’s representative!
Now your representative has abandoned you, who can’t take care of yourself, and gone to do God knows what, and you’re worried about what you’ll eat tonight?!
“If you don’t mind, you can eat at my place. Xiaoya shouldn’t mind making a few extra dishes.” Bai Ling said it wasn’t a big deal.
“That’s fine too, Xiaoya’s cooking is quite good.” Although it was Bai Ling’s suggestion, under the threat of her stomach starting to rumble, Leticia rarely agreed to Bai Ling’s suggestion.
“Have Xiaoya make some more meat dishes. Oh, and don’t add things like ginger and scallions.”
“Okay, I’ll have her make more things to replenish blood.”
“…” Watching the two sisters directly discuss what to have for dinner, Kira almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
Shouldn’t they be brainstorming where Xue’er went at this time? Why did they suddenly start talking about dinner!
This is too much of a leap!
And Sister Bai Ling, don’t think I can’t see you deliberately going along with Sister’s words. With such shallow methods, you can’t fool the intelligent Kira.
“Kira, what do you want to eat? If you don’t order now, you won’t have what you like later.” Leticia smiled and squeezed her sister’s hand.
“I…” Kira looked at her sister with some confusion and saw her sister winking at her.
What did her sister mean?
Her gaze seemed to be pointing at Sister Bai Ling, so she should be asking Sister Bai Ling to leave.
After all, Sister hated Sister Bai Ling. It must be this meaning.
“Does Sister want me to send Sister Bai away?” Kira whispered into Leticia’s ear.
“No, I mean for you to leave with her.” Leticia said in an even quieter voice. “I want to be alone for a while.”
…
“Really dead? Are you sure?”
“Although I don’t quite believe it, based on the intelligence gathered from various sources, that old eagle is indeed dead.”
“There’s no body. I have some doubts about the authenticity of this death.” Xue’er rested her chin on her hand and said to the man in front of her.
She had received the man’s message at noon, which was why she had left Leticia and came here.
Because this man said he had obtained clues about the whereabouts of the old eagle.
This was undoubtedly very attractive to Xue’er. She absolutely wanted to capture the culprit who caused His Majesty to be like this and hand him over to His Majesty for proper handling.
But when she arrived here, she found the man standing on the rooftop, watching a farce.
Several forces could no longer tolerate it and were fighting fiercely in the territory that originally belonged to the old eagle. In just one afternoon, many thugs had died here.
And this man had been standing on the rooftop watching for the entire afternoon.
Only after the battle ended did he slowly reveal the information he knew under Xue’er’s murderous gaze.
The old eagle was dead, and his direct subordinates were also dead.
“I’m sorry, there’s no evidence, and no body.” The man shook his head with a bitter smile. “Nothing remains.”
“Then I have no way to believe his death.”
“I learned something from some people. That old eagle possessed an unknown divine artifact. To use the divine artifact, one must pay a price.” The man stared at his slender fingers, as if talking to himself. “Perhaps the price he paid was his own life.”
“If you asked me to come here just to tell me this, the meeting fee this time will probably exceed your imagination.” Xue’er snorted coldly. She had wasted an entire afternoon and left His Majesty in Bai Ling’s care, only for this guy to show her a dubious speculation after watching a gang fight for an afternoon?
The man laughed heartily. “Of course, there’s more than this. I also don’t really like watching these people fight, it’s just that my other client set the meeting location here.”
“Another client?” Xue’er raised her eyebrows. “Is your appointment time with him not now?”
If that were the case, Xue’er would turn around and leave without a second word.
Wasn’t her time valuable? Why should she wait here for an entire afternoon?
“In fact, my appointment time was at noon.”
“I’ve confirmed that you are a sucker, and I am also a sucker.”
“Can’t be helped, the customer is God. A wealthy customer is God of Gods,” the man sighed and looked in the direction where the sun was setting. “The good news is that I can get paid again.”
Looking towards the blood-red sunlight, Xue’er saw a person completely wrapped up, leaping rapidly between buildings. His target seemed to be here.
About a minute later, the customer landed steadily beside Xue’er and the man.
“You are a total of five hours and forty-two minutes late. Deducting the fraction, you are six hours late.” The man did not engage in pleasantries and directly stated the overtime fee he required. “Can we proceed according to the rules?”
“Isn’t the reward I gave already enough?” The client was surprised by the man’s shamelessness. “And how did you deduct the fraction like that?”
“Oh, right, I also want a share of the overtime fee.” Xue’er crossed her arms and chimed in, “This unknown lady, I hope you abide by the rules, being late is being late.”
The client, who was completely wrapped up, only revealing a pair of green eyes, took a few deep breaths. “Alright, is this the helper you found?”
This sentence was directed at the man.
“Of course, Miss Xue is the most well-informed person here. If she doesn’t know something, then we definitely won’t know it,” the man said, clapping his hands. “Since the two of you have met, my task is complete. I have a date tonight, so I’ll take my leave.”
After saying this, he didn’t wait for any reaction from the two present. He leaped off the edge of the tall building and disappeared into the shadows.
“Is this your hospitality?”
“I don’t think he lied. Our schedules are always full. He must have delayed quite a bit of work by waiting here all afternoon.” Xue’er looked at the mysterious person in front of her, asking with some curiosity, “What would make an elf come to the human world to gather intelligence?”
Yes, an elf.
“How did you find out?”
“The scent on you is very obvious, and coupled with the green eyes that only elves possess, it’s too easy to identify.” Xue’er stated that she wasn’t blind. If you don’t even cover your green eyes, isn’t that like shouting “I’m an elf” on the street?
The elf blinked her eyes. So that was the reason?
However, it didn’t matter if her identity was revealed, as the information she needed to inquire about would expose her identity anyway.
“Let’s get to the point. I want to know if any strange half-elves have appeared in Central City recently.”
“Half-elves?” Xue’er narrowed her eyes. This was a good question. “Yes.”
“How many?”
“Quite a few.” This time, Xue’er told a lie. She wanted to know if the elf was looking for Lin Qingyu, and what Lin Qingyu’s identity was. “Are there any other characteristics?”
“For a few days each month, her magic is restless, which leads to a decrease in her mobility.” The elf added. “She should have arrived in the human world about half a month ago.”
“Oh, that’s quite interesting. But don’t elves not consider half-elves as elves? Why are you inquiring about a half-elf now?”
The elf looked deeply at Xue’er. She felt that the girl in strange clothes in front of her had hidden meanings in her words. “This doesn’t seem to have anything to do with your demon race either.”
“Just curious. I also have a few elf friends, but their attitude towards half-elves… isn’t very good. And you are inquiring about a half-elf, which is very strange, isn’t it?”
“As an information broker, you talk too much, and your curiosity is too great.”
“Unfortunately, this is my style. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to know so many things, would I?” Xue’er chuckled twice, covering her mouth, but internally labeling the elf in front of her as troublesome.
This person’s identity was not ordinary, at least not an ordinary elf.
“She stole something important. I need to get the item back and then have her brought to justice.”
“Enjoying the privileges but accepting the punishment. The laws of the elves are truly double standards.” Xue’er said sarcastically.
“Under the law, even the empress must accept punishment.” The elf glared at Xue’er. “So, do you have any information?”
“No, but I will ask my friends. Give me a few days.”
